Download a 5250 emulator as an rpm file appear to have got it loaded but need help

mp260767 · 1 May 2007 at 14:13

Hi,

Trying to get used to linux (have fedora core 6 installed), have a 5250 emulator loaded on my works laptop and need help to get it loaded/setup/running.

got an rpm file, and it appears to be on the system but not sure what i need to do to get it installed and working, guilty of being used to the windows setup.exe

thx

M0KUJ1N · 2 May 2007 at 08:32

(as root) rpm -ivh nameofrpm.rpm

With any luck it will just install, otherwise you may be about to encounter RPM dependency hell

mp260767 · 2 May 2007 at 13:57

M0KUJ1N said:
(as root) rpm -ivh nameofrpm.rpm

With any luck it will just install, otherwise you may be about to encounter RPM dependency hell

cheers i'll give that a go

M0KUJ1N said:
....otherwise you may be about to encounter RPM dependency hell

oh crap that doesnt sound good :eek:

mp260767 · 8 May 2007 at 11:51

finally got round to this and i go into emulator and try to run the command and it says that it cant find the file.

double clicked on the rpm and it said that the package had already been installed ??

that seems to indicate that the software is loaded but how do i actually access it to start it ?

sorry for the noob questions